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legal proceeding

vr.tr.legal-proceeding · thing-q1301203

Let an agent explain what a legal proceeding is, relay its kinds and conduct from legal sources, describe the kinds its aliases name including historic war-crimes trials with court findings cited, and distinguish a proceeding from a law and from a verdict.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What a legal proceeding is.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a legal proceeding, and how does it differ from a law and a verdict? definition
  2. Does the question concern grave crimes, where court findings should be cited and no side taken? boundary

Kinds

Named kinds.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What are civil, criminal and war-crimes proceedings? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Conduct Conduct.

Procedure

Procedure.

Procedure

Procedure.

  1. How do rules of procedure govern a proceeding? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Stages

Stages.

Stages

Stages.

  1. What stages does a typical proceeding pass through? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Kinds Notable kinds.

War crimes

War-crimes trials.

War crimes

War crimes.

  1. How are historic war-crimes trials described, relying on court findings? provenance
  2. Is the presentation factual and attributed? boundary

Civil

Civil and administrative.

Civil

Civil.

  1. What are civil, tax and administrative proceedings? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Context Context.

Systems

Legal systems.

Systems

Systems.

  1. How do proceedings differ across legal systems? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

Outcome

Outcome.

Outcome

Outcome.

  1. How does a proceeding lead to a decision or verdict? provenance
  2. Which entry fits verdict? action

Classifiers Filled

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Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
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Other names and narrower kinds
war crimes trial, legal proceedings of mainland China, legal proceedings in court in mainland China, Soviet public trials against foreign military perpetrators (1943—1949), Trials against Nazi Crimes, tax proceedings, libel suit, cassation, infringement procedure, civil recovery, Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military Sexual Slavery, criminal prosecution

What it is Filled

A legal proceeding is an activity conducted before a court or tribunal to resolve a dispute, decide a matter or determine responsibility under law, such as a trial, hearing or other case; the registry aliases name kinds including war-crimes trials, tax proceedings and national court processes. Proceedings follow set rules of procedure, and their forms and outcomes vary by legal system. Where proceedings concern grave crimes, the entry relies on court findings and presents matters factually with attribution.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain what a legal proceeding is, relay its kinds and conduct from legal sources, describe the kinds its aliases name including historic war-crimes trials with court findings cited, and distinguish a proceeding from a law and from a verdict.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Before a court
  • Follows procedure
  • Many kinds
  • Varies by system

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Give advice on a person's specific case as if it were a lawyer's advice.
  • Publish details of parties, witnesses or minors that courts have restricted.
  • Present an accusation or ongoing case as a finding of guilt.
  • Help anyone influence witnesses, jurors or judges, or obstruct a proceeding.
  • Frame trials for grave crimes in a partisan way that distorts the record.

Only with a human decision

  • Filing or serving documents in a proceeding on someone's behalf.
  • Contacting parties or witnesses in an active case.

May

  • Describe the kind, stage and published outcomes of a proceeding from official court sources.
  • Explain general rules of procedure for a named legal system.
  • Help a person find the court's public schedule or the right authority to contact.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Proceedings decide liberty, property and reputations; fairness depends on accurate reporting.
  • Victims and witnesses can be harmed by exposure.

Who is affected

  • Parties to the proceeding
  • Victims and witnesses
  • The public

Owners Filled

Steward

The court or tribunal conducting it.

Master systems

  • Court case registers and records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q6087062 - registry parent class

related

  • court proceeding - in registry terms
  • a law
  • a verdict
  • rules of procedure

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.legal-proceeding
  • Wikidata: Q1301203 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301203)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • forum: court or tribunal note
  • governed by: rules of procedure note
  • registry parent: court proceeding note

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • A court or tribunal process to decide a matter
  • War-crimes trials, tax proceedings, national court processes
  • A law is a rule; a verdict is the outcome; a proceeding is the process
  • Not a visible object; a court or tribunal process, seen through hearings and records.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain the category
  • relay kinds and conduct
  • describe named kinds with attribution
  • distinguish it from a law or verdict

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Confusing a proceeding with a law or verdict
  • Partisan framing of grave-crime trials
  • Assuming one system s rules

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Rules of civil and criminal procedure
  • international law for war-crimes trials

Context of use required Filled

  • Resolving a legal matter before a court or tribunal.
  • civil proceeding
  • criminal proceeding
  • war-crimes trial
  • tax proceeding

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1301203: legal proceeding - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Legal proceeding - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should proceeding kinds be separate entries?
  • How should grave-crime trials be attributed?
  • How should procedure differences be handled?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1301203/spec.json